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writergirl · #1 05-22-2007, 02:36 AM

I was recently referred to this site by a friend and have been reading most of your interesting posts since. I'm going to be spending this summer in LV. I'm flying out there this Saturday. I'm new to poker and hope to play live while I'm there. My poker budget is only $1000. What advice would you give this humbled novice? I did some little research and Luxor seems to be the only casino that fits my budget in terms of bankroll but also the concensus here is that it's one of the worst rooms. Any advice appreciated.

Edited to add:

BTW, I don't have any live/online experience and I'm interested in NL.

PokerFink · #2 05-22-2007, 02:43 AM

Hey writergirl,

Welcome to the forum!

Two quick questions for you and then I can give some advice.

1) How much poker experience do you have (live or online)?

2) Are you looking to play limit or no-limit?

writergirl · #3 05-22-2007, 02:48 AM

Thanks PokerFink. I've no live/online experience and I'm interested in playing NL. I've also edited my post to add this info.

PokerFink · #4 05-22-2007, 03:03 AM

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I did some little research and Luxor happens to be the only casino that fits my budget in terms of bankroll but also the concensus here is that it's one of the worst rooms.

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I haven't played at Luxor, but just from the pictures on allvegaspoker it looks reasonable enough. It spreads a 1/2nl game with a $50 max buy-in, while most 1/2nl games have a $200 max buy-in (some are even higher). The small buy-in means the game is much less profitable for experienced players, so most if not all of the players will be very inexperienced. As such, it's a good place for you to start out and play a session or two to get your feet wet.

After that, I would suggest moving to one of the bigger/nicer rooms. I like the Venetian a lot, but there are also nice rooms at Caesar's, MGM, Wynn and Bellagio. Every room will have plenty of 1/2nl tables, so try em all.

Since you only have $1000, I would suggest buying in for only $100 at a time. As you gain experience and skill and grow your bankroll some, you will want to buy-in for a full stack to maximize your profit potential.

Be sure to read the strategy forums for how to beat the games; 1/2nl is full of terrible players and it's not hard to turn a profit.

Hope that helps.

writergirl · #5 05-22-2007, 03:12 AM

Thanks so much PokerFink.

Howard Beale · #6 05-22-2007, 04:30 AM

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I was recently referred to this site by a friend and have been reading most of your interesting posts since. I'm going to be spending this summer in LV. I'm flying out there this Saturday. I'm new to poker and hope to play live while I'm there. My poker budget is only $1000. What advice would you give this humbled novice? I did some little research and Luxor seems to be the only casino that fits my budget in terms of bankroll but also the concensus here is that it's one of the worst rooms. Any advice appreciated.

Edited to add:

BTW, I don't have any live/online experience and I'm interested in NL.

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Sorry it's got to be me but SOMEBODY has got to say that if you've never played poker before NL might not be the best thing to start off with.

You're going to be there the entire summer? Start off w/ 3-6 limit or something and at least read a book or have somebody give you some primers.

ijustliketoplay · #7 05-22-2007, 06:42 AM

if you are really completely new to the game it would be VERY unwise to just turn up at vegas and play NL without at least some experience. online is a great way to learn the basics of the game really cheap. its nowhere near as much fun as playing live but even if u only put 10-20 hours in it will give you some experience to go on.

Repsychler · #8 05-22-2007, 08:39 AM

As others have said, if you have no poker experience, at the very least download one of the poker clients and play at the free tables. It would be preferable to deposit a few bucks and play some micro limit.

eastcoaster · #9 05-22-2007, 08:54 AM

Normally I would tell someone with no live/online poker experience to start out at a low fixed limit game like $2-4 or $3-6.

On the other hand, it always seems to be the woman at the table, who has little to no experience at all, who gets hit with the deck.

steamboatin · #10 05-22-2007, 09:11 AM

contrary to what most posters seem to think, I believe the Luxor is a very good room for beginners. We stayed there last trip out and I played something like five hours a day in their room to qualify for the poker room rate for our hotel room.

This is probably the softest competition you will find in LV.

Buy a book or two, they will pay for themselves, over and over.